Chronology: Chronology: Date 1997-04-21

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Date 1997-04-21, sorted by date, descending

date	event	tags	firsts
1997 Ridván 199-	The Universal House of Justice restricted the formation of Local Spiritual Assemblies to the first day of Riḍván. This measure had the effect anticipated; there was a decrease in the number of these institutions but the fall was not drastic. [Message from the Universal House of Justice Ridván 2000] "As of Riḍván 1997, all Local Spiritual Assemblies throughout the world will have to be elected on the First Day of Riḍván." (31 December 1995 – To the Bahá'ís of the World) "This development was related to the fact that, while believers from outside a locality could assist with the electoral process, the primary responsibility for electing any Assembly and maintaining its operations rests with the Bahá'ís of that place" (30 December 2021 – To the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors)	- Administration; - Local Spiritual Assemblies; - Worldwide; Elections; Evolutionary nature of the Bahá'í Faith; Growth; Maturity of humanity; Ridván; Statistics
1997 Ridván 199-	The Universal House of Justice announced in its Ridván Message that nearly 200 Training Institutes had been established in the previous twelve months. [Mess86-01p580]	* Institute process; - Bahá'í World Centre; Statistics; Training Institutes
1997 Ridván 199-	The re-formation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Rwanda brought the total number of national spiritual assemblies to 175. [BW97-98p32]	Kigali, Rwanda; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Rwanda; Statistics